Patrick Risch, M. Sc.
Engineer | NeptunLab
Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK)
Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg
Georges-Köhler-Allee 103 | 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau | Germany
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Curriculum Vitae
Professional experience
- since 10/2017: Engineer at the NeptunLab
Scientific awards, prizes and fellowships
- 2017: 1st prize - Paul Wurth Award 2017 (best master thesis)
Publications
Journal Papers
F. Mayoussi, E. H. Doeven, A. Kick, A. Goralczyk, Y. Thomann, P. Risch, R. M. Guijt, F. Kotz, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: "Facile fabrication of micro-/nanostructured, superhydrophobic membranes with adjustable porosity by 3D printing", Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 | Link
M. Mader, O. Schlatter, B. Heck, A. Warmbold, A. Dorn, H. Zappe, P. Risch, D. Helmer, F. Kotz, B. E. Rapp: “High-throughput injection molding of transparent fused silica glass”, Science, 2021 | Link
F. Kotz, A. S. Quick, P. Risch, T. Martin, T. Hoose, M. Thiel, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: “Two‐Photon Polymerization of Nanocomposites for the Fabrication of Transparent Fused Silica Glass Microstructures”, Advanced Materials, 33, 9, 2006341, 2021 | Link
F. Kotz, M. Mader, N. Dellen, P. Risch, A. Kick, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: “Fused deposition modeling of microfluidic chips in polymethylmethacrylate”, Micromachines, 11(9), 873, 2020. | Link
M. Langenhorst, D. Ritzer, F. Kotz, P. Risch, S. Dottermusch, A. Roslizar, R. Schmager, B. S. Richards, B. E. Rapp, U. W. Paetzold: "Liquid Glass for photovoltaics: multi-functional front cover glass for solar modules", ACS Materials & Interfaces, 2019 | Link
P. Risch, D. Helmer, F. Kotz, B. E. Rapp: "Analytical solution of the time-dependent microfluidic poiseuille flow in rectangular channel cross-sections and its numerical implementation in Microsoft Excel", Biosensors, 9(2), 67, 2019, |Link|
F. Kotz, P. Risch, K. Arnold, S. Sevim, J. Puigmarti-Luis, A. Quick, M. Thiel, A. Hrynevich, P. Dalton, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: “Fabrication of arbitrary three-dimensional suspended hollow microstructures in transparent fused silica glass”, Nature Communication, 10, 1439, 2019 | Link
F. Kotz, P. Risch, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: “Highly Fluorinated Methacrylates for Optical 3D Printing of Microfluidic Devices”, Micromachines, 9, 3, 15, 2018 (invited) | Link
Reviews
F. Kotz, P. Risch, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: “High-performance materials for 3D printing in chemical synthesis applications”, Advanced Materials (invited), 2019 |Link|
Books and Book chapters
Conference Contributions
F. Kotz, L. Kneißl, P. Risch, B. E. Rapp: “Rapid prototyping of alumina-based microfluidic reactors”, talk, SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, USA, 2020
P. Risch, F. Kotz, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: „3D printing of highly fluorinated methacrylates for the rapid prototyping of transparent and chemically-resistant microfluidic devices”, talk, SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, 2019.
K. Sachsenheimer, P. Risch, F. Kotz, C. Richter, B. E. Rapp, "Self-powered microfluidic sensing platform based on integrated microfluidic battery", poster, 22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2018.
P. Risch, F. Kotz, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: "3D printing of highly fluorinated methacrylates for the fabrication of transparent and chemically resistant microfluidic devices", poster, 22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2018.
P. Risch, F. Kotz, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: "3D printing of microfluidic glass reactors", poster, 22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2018.
F. Kotz, A. Striegel, N. Schneider, P. Risch, M. Worgull, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: "High-throughput polymer molding of transparent fused silica microfluidic chips", poster, 22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2018.
F. Kotz, P. Risch, K. Arnold, D. Helmer, B. E. Rapp: “Next generation 3D printing - The emergence of enabling materials”, talk, SPIE Defence and Security, Berlin, Germany, 2018| Link
F. Kotz, P. Risch, B. E. Rapp: “Rapid prototyping of microfluidic chips in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)”, talk, Mikrosystemtechnik Kongress (MST), München, Germany, 2017